The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-01

father and mother will get home to-
morrow, for it's going TO storm.
s'Going to Storm" repeated Minty,
with surprise, looking up into the
sunshiny sky. why, Hal, what
are you thinking of. It's the pleasant
est day that ever was! can't see the
least signs of a Storm"
Well" said Hal, not caring TO dis
pute with girl-fOr how should girls
know any thing about weather signs,
when they were in the house nearly all
the time?-''perhaps it isn't going TO;
but think it is, and that's all there is
about it.
And before night Minty saw that Hal
was right. The bright sky grew cloudy
and the air was chilly, "a if it were full
of snow. Then, as it began TO grow
dark the SNOW began TO fall in thick,
fine flakes and the wind made lone
some noise round the corner of the
house. a. it always did in storms. But
neither Hal nor Minty cared for it at
all; for they knew that their father and
mother were safe at grandma :, and
would not attempt to drive home on
such stormy night. and as far them
selves. they did not feel bit more
lonely. They made Il famous fire on
the broad. Old-fashioned hearth, and
the freight seemed all the cheeT'ier for
the darkness outside. Then, after their
work was done they sat down by IFS
side. telling stories and riddles, pop
ping corn and roasting great, rosy APP
pies that Missed and Sputtcred before
the Goals in the merIieSt way magina-
BILE. And SO time danced AWAY as if
by magic. until bedtime. They could
hardly believe the solemn old clock
when it said that it was nine.
My said Hal, peeping out of doors
just before he crept upstairs To bed.
'.It's showing like every thing. Mint"
And it looked as if it had showed
''like every thing" all night, when
they arose the next morning. There
was great drift that nearly covered
one of the kitchen windows. and the
blowing and showing still. The air
was 50 thick they could hardly see
across the road.
1.-The stage won't get through to-day,
l guess" said Hal. coming from the
yard, all powdered a white as white
could be- 1.-The road is full of such
Jolly great drifts. Let's make some
molas>es-candy, Minty. Mother said
we might have some while she was
gone. if we wanted it, You know
Well" said Minty, $50 we will.
There's splendid fire.
So they forgot all about the storm
and the snow-driftS. The snow
usually drifted into the valley where
they lived a good deal, and they
cared little how it heaped over the
fences. even if their father and mother
were away. The roads would be broken
out, a. usual. a. soon a. the storm was
over; and. until then, they would he as
merry aS possible within doors.
And they were merry all that day
while the storm Increased. the wind
made more dismal sound than ever
about the house. and before night came
again. the drift covered that one win
dow entirely, like Il great, white cur
tain. The wilder il grew without. the
brighter stories they told-thc higher
they heaped the great Fireplace with
cracking pine logs, which told stories
themselves as they crumbled away into
Goals, of summer woods and fitting
fairies. Then Hal whitfield out ia
nous set of Jackstraws, and they played
with them all the evening.
20 Hal, / don't believe there ever
was such "A snow-storm beforer said
Minty, pausing in her game To look Ort
of the window. It's fortunate that
the barn and wOod-shed are connected
with the house, for you couldn't get ont
of doors to save your life, and the cows
would be so hungry and we should be
so coldr'
"Poohr' said Hal, Il could get out if
| wanted to. Won't it be fun to help
break out the roads tomorrow"
You might get ont of this window,
| suppose" said Minty: ''but YOU
couldn't get as far as the barn, there
are such great drifts between here and
there. You couldn't get out of the
door. because it is all covered up with
snow. I'm going TO see how it looks
from the other side of the house"
Come back, and let's finish the
game first" said Hal.
But Minty was gone, and back again
in minute.
why. Hail. she exclaimed, breath
lessly, don't YOU believe the snow is
heaped up over two of the back win
dows, and there's only little space left
al the top of the other one. I'm afraid